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English adaptation versus mother tongue: Reliability of the English version of moddi-f administered to Hong Kong Chinese college students

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Title:
English adaptation versus mother tongue: Reliability of the English version of moddi-f administered to Hong Kong Chinese college students
Authors:
- Chan, Wallace C. H. Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Wittkowski, Joachim University of Wurzburg
Source:
Psychological Reports, 110(3), 1026-1028, 2012
Publisher:
Ammons Scientific Ltd.
Year Published:
2012
Education Categories:
- N Students & Student Services
  - NC Charactieristics & Conditions of Students; Opinion & Attitudes of Students, Problems of Adjustment
- B Human Behaviour
  - BB Interests, Attitudes & Values
Keywords:
Multidimensional Orientation Death Anxiety Psychology
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Post-Secondary Education
Abstract:
Two samples of Hong Kong college students completed the English and the Chinese version of the Multidimensional Orientation Toward Dying and Death Inventory (MODDI-F), respectively. Results show substantially lower coefficients of internal consistency in the English version when compared with its Chinese counterpart. The construct validity of the instrument, i.e., the statistical relationships between its subtests, was confirmed. Whenever available, the use of a questionnaire that is worded in the participants' mother tongue is recommended.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/03.07.12.PR0.110.3.1026-1028]
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 00332941
DOI:
- 10.2466/03.07.12.PR0.110.3.1026-1028
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/3cdbbafe
Entry Date:
2014-06-30